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oakie  
#1 Posted : Monday, July 20, 2009 7:48:25 AM(UTC)
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I have a White Westinghouse Spacemates dryer model LG400AXW1.

One of the two screws holding a fin has come off, the other is loose on the same fin. Since they are not accessible from the fin side, how do I access the screws on the back side of the drum?

Thanks in advance
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Gene  
#2 Posted : Monday, July 20, 2009 7:39:30 PM(UTC)
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I'm assuming the part you called "fin" is a vane (#30 on the diagram). If this is correct then you have to lift up the top panel to access these screws.

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oakie  
#3 Posted : Monday, July 20, 2009 8:15:23 PM(UTC)
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Thanks. Yes, it is the vane.
Gene  
#4 Posted : Monday, July 20, 2009 8:21:56 PM(UTC)
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You are welcome. Keep us posted.

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oakie  
#5 Posted : Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:02:35 AM(UTC)
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I was able to complete the repair to the vanes last night.

The screws that hold the top sheet metal plate (not a clip on style enameled top) were very very tight. It required WD-40, then a heat gun until it got pretty hot and then an impact driver. Curse them for using philips head round screws so I couldn't use a hex socket on it. I replace with hex screws, slightly stouter.

All the vanes were missing the middle screw, plus one more one the one that started flopping loose. I wonder if the manufacturer didn't put any on the middle point or if all 3 middle screws had already fallen out over the years. Anyway, I replace all missing screws with slightly stouter ones, all hex head.

Thanks for your help getting me through this!
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#6 Posted : Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:24:43 PM(UTC)
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You are welcome. I'm glad you were able to fix it. Thenk you for your feed back and good luck with your dryer.

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